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  • Habitat for Humanity to hold Asia-Pacific Housing Forum in Thailand for the third time

    Habitat for Humanity to hold Asia-Pacific Housing Forum in Thailand for the third time

    Habitat for Humanity announced that the eighth Asia-Pacific Housing Forum with the theme, “Building forward better for inclusive housing”, will be held in Bangkok from December 7 to 9. This will be the third time that the affordable housing forum will be held in Thailand. The strategic location of the country, presence of a strong and vibrant international development community in Bangkok, and Habitat for Humanity’s 23-year history of building homes in Thailand, were the key considerations for the choice of venue for the biennial event.

    Participants at the seventh Asia-Pacific Housing Forum in 2019 held in Bangkok (Habitat for Humanity).

    “The focus for this year’s Asia-Pacific Housing Forum centers on how affordable and sustainable housing solutions can bring an inclusive future for vulnerable and low-income families through greener, safer, and more resilient approaches,” said Luis Noda, area vice president of Habitat for Humanity in the Asia-Pacific region.

    Globally, the health and economic impacts of the ongoing pandemic have exacerbated the housing crisis and made clear how crucial having safe, secure, and adequate housing is to one’s health, wellbeing, and even survival.

    Around the world, approximately 1.6 billion people live without adequate shelter. In the Asia-Pacific region, an estimated one-third of urban dwellers live in slums or slum-like conditions. In Thailand, for instance, the slum and squatter population has continued to increase, with a majority of them in the Bangkok Metropolitan Region. The nation’s urban population is approximately 35.29 million in 2019 (Statista.com). From 2018 to 2019, the poverty rate dropped to 6.2%, according to the World Bank. However, in 2020, the poverty rate increased to 8.8% due to the effects brought by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Some of the main speakers of the Asia-Pacific Housing Forum include Maimunah Mohd Sharif, executive director of United Nations Human Settlements Programme, and Jonathan Reckford, chief executive officer of Habitat for Humanity International.

    Co-organized by Habitat for Humanity and the EU-funded SWITCH-Asia programme, with the support of other partners, the Forum brings together industry leaders, innovators, policy experts, and various stakeholders to inspire a new vision for more inclusive, healthy, and resilient cities and communities. It serves as a multi-sectoral platform to build collaboration among like-minded organization to create impact at scale for low-cost, affordable technologies across the Asia-Pacific region.

    The importance of housing as a driver of economic growth and sustainability in human settlements will be one of the central discussions during the Forum. It also aims to strengthen the regional community’s commitment to the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and align climate change initiatives with national priorities.

    The Asia-Pacific Housing Forum, which has been attended by more than 7,200 participants since its inaugural conference in 2007, is supported by The Hilti Foundation, Whirlpool, Agence Francaise de Developpement, and Somfy Foundation. Other partners include UN-Habitat, Cities Alliance, and Total Quality PR.

    The Forum will adopt a hybrid format, with limited in-person participation in accordance with government-mandated health and safety guidelines. However, with the fluid situation brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, the organizers are continuously monitoring the situation with a pivot strategy in place for an enhanced fully virtual experience. Register at aphousingforum.org and find out more about the forum program, tracks and side events.

    About Habitat for Humanity

    Driven by the vision that everyone needs a decent place to live, Habitat for Humanity began in 1976 as a grassroots effort and has since grown to become a leading global nonprofit working in more than 70 countries. In the Asia Pacific region since 1983, Habitat for Humanity has supported millions of people to build or improve a place they can call home. Through financial support, volunteering or adding a voice to support affordable housing, everyone can help families achieve the strength, stability and self-reliance they need to build better lives for themselves. To learn more, donate or volunteer, visit habitat.org/asiapacific

    About EU SWITCH-Asia programme

    Launched in 2007, the SWITCH-Asia programme is the largest European Union-funded programme promoting Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) supporting 24 countries in Asia and Central Asia. The programme has funded around 130 projects, supporting over 500 Asian and European non-for-profit partners, about 100 private sector associations and 80.000 Asian MSMEs. The SCP Facility, one of SWITCH-Asia Components, aims at strengthening the implementation of SCP policies at the national level, facilitating the coordination of all components of the programme through information sharing. In addition, it carries out analyses on the results of the pilot projects and supports dialogue with stakeholders.

    Media contact:
    Maetavarin Maneekulpan
    +66-2260-5820
    mae@tqpr.com

  • The 26th edition of World AI Show shed light on the need to accelerating the adoption of AI in Malaysia

    Malaysia played host to the most content-rich virtual conference on Artificial Intelligence and related future-tech on Friday, 23 July 2021. Hosted by Trescon, World AI Show convened over 300 online participants that included major stakeholders of Malaysia’s AI ecosystem including government authorities, top AI experts and solution providers. The online conference featured leading AI organizations such as Dataiku and Denodo to discuss Malaysia’s AI prospects.

    The conference was themed on assisting key government entities and private enterprises in developing a comprehensive AI roadmap and also how Artificial Intelligence can disrupt that one does business and generate value.

    The event focused on key topics such as AI-driven innovation in the new normal; the road to efficient deployment of AI; human and machine interface to detect cyber threats and risks; how data virtualization accelerates ML and AI projects; AI framework and technological infrastructure strategies for the Malaysian and APAC Government authorities; powering data with AI and much more.

    Some of the top speakers who attended the event that took place on 23 July 2021 included:
    – Dr Mohd Nor Azman Bin Hassan – Deputy Secretary General, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Malaysia
    – Shamsul Izhan Abdul Majid – Chief Technology & Innovation Officer, Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission
    – Theng Hui Chong – Head of AI & Frontiers, PLUS Malaysia
    – Shaun McGirr – AI Evangelist, Dataiku
    – Alex Hoehl – Senior Director, Partner Channel Sales & Business Development, APAC, Denodo
    – Sigrit Siht – Director of Data Policy, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia; to name a few

    Key highlights and takeaways from World AI Show include:

    Dr Mohd Nor Azman Bin Hassan, Deputy Secretary General – Technology Development at Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation spoke at length on the topic of how AI-driven innovation has become the new norm and expressed his views on why change is extremely crucial. He stated that “Successful digital models rely on digital platforms, which is a mesh up of democratized internal enabled technologies. With cloud being the foundation that stores, and processes data, all these helped in AI breakthrough.”

    While speaking about economies of AI, Shaun McGirr, AI Evangelist at Dataiku stated that “If AI becomes a pervasive way of solving problems and generating value across the organization – that is if it becomes fully democratized, you will change the way everyone works.”

    Karun Azhisur, CIO, Gas Power Asia at GE India in his tech talk spoke at length on the topic ‘Leveraging Computer Vision/AI to drive Safety at Industrial sites’, where he stated that, “A move should be made in AI from lagging to leading approach, and use advanced AI in detecting unsafe behaviours.”

    Alex Hoehl, Senior Director, Partner Channel Sales and Business Development, APAC at Denodo spoke on how Data Virtualization accelerates ML and AI projects. He was quoted saying, “Majority of data science projects fail, because of the problem with data, not using the right data, data not being relevant, and access to data. Many different aspects around data play a major role in its success”.

    The show was hosted on the virtual events platform Vmeets which helped the participants to network and conduct business in an interactive and immersive virtual environment. Participants were also able to engage with speakers in Q&A sessions and network with solution providers in virtual exhibition booths, private consultation rooms and private networking rooms.

    “Finding the right business context for AI is a big part of the game as it opens up a plethora of possibilities. However, innovations such as AI, must be contextualized and integrated into a company use case,” stated Mithun Shetty, CEO, Trescon. He further added, “Virtual events are providing opportunities for such discussions to take place during these difficult times”.

    World AI Show Malaysia was officially sponsored by Platinum Sponsor – Dataiku; and Gold Sponsor – Denodo.

    About World AI Show – Malaysia

    World AI Show is a thought-leadership-driven, business-focused, global series of events taking place in strategic locations across the world.

    It connects top AI experts, enterprises, government representatives, data scientists, technology leaders, startups, investors, researchers, academicians, and global AI innovators – to discuss the impact of AI on commercial applications and the revolutionary ways it can transform businesses and government functions.

    For further details, please contact:
    Monith M Shetty
    Corporate Communication Executive
    marketing@tresconglobal.com

  • Glasstech Asia x PERAFI Webinar Attracted Global Audience from 12 Countries

    Glasstech Asia x PERAFI Webinar Attracted Global Audience from 12 Countries

    Riding on the success of the previous webinar with PERAFI (Indonesian Facade Association), the latest edition was held virtually on July 29 and focused on the international perspectives of facade design and applications.

    Subject-matter experts from around the world shared valuable information on tackling and overcoming challenges faced in the industry. The online sessions recognised the need to keep up to date with the latest developments and supported a better understanding of best practices in facade design and their applications for different countries.

    Putri Anindia from Astra Land Indonesia, hosted the webinar with the following speakers:
    – Anna Pravinata, Principal of Alliiance
    – Henry Sonten, Estimating Manager of Construction Specialties
    – Jayrold Bautista, Associate TS&D Scientist of Dow Performance Silicones
    – Monique Suksmaningsih, Regional Board Director of Broadway Malyan

    The webinar commenced with an understanding of facade design considerations in cold climates which was shared by Anna Pravinata, Principal of Alliiance. Attendees learnt about the factors to take note of such as thermal value, occupant comfort and durability.

    Adding on, Henry Sonten, Estimating Manager of Construction Specialties, presented the variety of performance louvres and its resistance against rain, while ensuring proper air circulation. He also proved that louvres can be integrated seamlessly and aesthetically into building design.

    “It was important to have the design work with the weather and not against it,” Putri Anindia, Astra Land Indonesia, added.

    On a larger scale, Monique Suksmaningsih, Regional Board Director of Broadway Malyan, explored the transformation of streets, neighbourhood and districts through numerous case studies and architectural design plans.

    Glasstech Asia – The Glasshub of Southeast Asia (International Glass Products, Glass Manufacturing, Processing & Materials Exhibition) www.glasstechasia.com.sg
    Concurrent event: Fenestration Asia (International Windows, Doors, Skylights, Curtain Wall & Facade Technology Exhibition) www.fenestrationasia.com

    “About how things are changing (due to the pandemic) – residential areas, retail trends, workplaces and so on – we ensure that the developments are future-proof and aligned with what was envisioned,” said Monique Suksmaningsih, Regional Board Director of Broadway Malyan.
    Lastly, an in-depth technical analysis of having cold bent facades in building design was given by Jayrold Bautista, Associate TS&D Scientist of Dow Performance Silicones. He emphasised the importance of communicating with the silicone supplier to ensure a long-lasting design.

    Webinars on-demand

    Besides these live sessions, Glasstech Asia x PERAFI webinars also features on-demand components that are only accessible to delegates that have an account on the Glasstech Asia Virtual platform. (Please check here: https://virtual.glasstechasia.com.sg/ivs/glasstech)

    About Glasstech Asia 2022 and Fenestration Asia 2022

    Coined “The Glass Hub of Southeast Asia”, Glasstech Asia is an annual rotating exhibition that focuses on all things glass. The upcoming 18th edition Glasstech Asia along with the concurrent Fenestration Asia will be held between the 26th to 28th of October next year at Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre in Singapore. The three-day event brings together the best of the Southeast Asian glass and glazing sector, from glass manufacturing, processing, and machinery to accessories, raw materials, and finished glass products. Coupled with high-powered symposiums, forums, workshops, and an exciting Glass Installation Competition, it is an event not to be missed.

    Additionally, Glasstech Asia and Fenestration Asia aims to meet and satisfy the increasing global demands for eco-friendly windows, doors, and facades by focusing on new industry standards in sustainability, automation, and energy-efficiency topics. With a focus on green and smart fenestration technologies to bring about a more sustainable, energy-efficient, and liveable future, the exposition is strategically geared towards helping the architecture, building, and construction sectors in countries meet their energy targets.

    About Messe Munchen

    Messe Munchen is one of the leading exhibition organizers worldwide with more than 50 of its own trade shows for capital goods, consumer goods and new technologies. Every year, a total of over 50,000 exhibitors and around three million visitors take part in more than 200 events at the exhibition center in Munich, at the ICM – Internationales Congress Center Munchen and the MOC Veranstaltungscenter Munchen as well as abroad. Together with its subsidiary companies, Messe Munchen organizes trade shows in China, India, Brazil, Russia, Turkey, South Africa, Nigeria, Vietnam, and Iran.

    With a network of associated companies in Europe, Asia, Africa and South America as well as around 70 representations abroad for over 100 countries, Messe Munchen has a global presence.

    About BAU Network

    BAU is the World’s Leading Trade Fair for Architecture, Materials and Systems. Everyone involved in the international community for planning, building and designing buildings comes together here–i.e. architects, planners, investors, representatives of the industrial and commercial sectors, the building trades, etc.

    It is where future-oriented manufacturers come together with an audience of interested professionals. Their primary interests include the latest techniques, materials and applications that can be used in actual practice. This is where visitors experience the future of building in person.

    For additional information, contact:
    bauasia@mmiasia.com.sg

  • IPOPHL adopts EU trademark database, ensuring certainty and ease in application

    The Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines’ (IPOPHL) online trademark filing tool is now using the European Union’s (EU) harmonized database of goods and services (HDB), currently the largest multilingual trademark classification database in the world.

    The HDB contains over 78,000 terms which users can choose from when indicating the nature of the goods and services for which the mark is sought. All terms in the HDB are automatically accepted by IPOPHL and all trademark offices in the EU.

    Specifying or describing the goods and services associated with a trademark is a critical step in application. This will set the limits of the trademark protection sought for and help IP offices determine whether a mark is confusingly similar to another, a conflict which is a ground for rejection.

    The database also integrates the most updated version of the Nice classification — the international trademark classification system, making IPOPHL’s system more harmonized with global trademark filing standards.

    “Adopting the EU’s HDB ensures a smooth and more successful trademark application for local businesses filing at intellectual property (IP) offices across the EU and foreign applicants filing at IPOPHL,” IPOPHL Director General Rowel S. Barba said.




    He explained: “This will eliminate the risk of being objected to or the application getting delayed over classification or description errors, in which case, would mean paying for a new application and waiting longer for a decision.”

    He added that with more options of terms given to filers, businesses have a fuller list of categories to look into when doing their due diligence search.

    “This will allow them to find product or service marks they may run in conflict with and in this way assess their chances for approval before proceeding with an application.”

    Those with registered marks can also benefit from this database expansion as this helps them monitor whether their marks are being infringed on and anticipate risks of future cancellation, the IPOPHL chief said.

    “For EU businesses, this greater harmonization between IPOPHL and EU-based IP offices can bring ease in trademark protection, possibly motivating them to set up more shops in or introduce more brands to the Philippines through export.”

    IPOPHL is the 17th IP office outside the EU and 85th out of all national and regional IP offices in the world to use the HDB.

    An accomplishment of IPOPHL’s Bureau of Trademarks and Management Information Service, the database integration is part of the deliverables of IPOPHL and the EU IP Office under the ARISE Plus IP Rights (ARISE+IPR) program.

    ARISE+IPR is a five-year €5.5 million program funded by the EU to support the ASEAN IP Rights Action Plan 2016-2025 which aims to improve IP creation, protection, utilization, administration and enforcement across ASEAN member states. (IPOHL)

  • DENR-led summit adopts resolutions aimed at eradicating environmental crimes

    DENR-led summit adopts resolutions aimed at eradicating environmental crimes

    The 4th National Environmental Law Enforcement (NELE) Summit led by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) ended recently with the adoption of three resolutions to prevent and fight environmental crimes.

    The NELE summit, held last July 14-16, resulted in the adoption of resolutions to approve a five-year indicative plan of the National Law Enforcement Coordinating Committee-Sub-committee on Environment and Natural Resources; to support the enactment of the proposed Environmental Protection and Enforcement Bureau (EPEB); and to request for immediate passage of a bill that will amend Republic Act 9147 or the Wildlife Resources Conservation and Protection Act.

    Signatories of these resolutions include the DENR, Department of Agriculture, Philippine National Police-Maritime Group, Department of the Interior and Local Government, Department of Transportation, and Department of National Defense.

    In his keynote message, Secretary Roy A. Cimatu emphasized the crucial role of DENR’s partner agencies in the strict enforcement of environmental laws, as he urged them to “stay vigilant, assertive and cohesive as stewards and guardians of the environment.”

    He admitted that the DENR has limitations in enforcing the law, which is why it is important that partner agencies and other entities must cooperate to ensure the stringent and effective enforcement of environmental laws.

    “During the current pandemic, restrictions on interzonal movements and numerous checkpoints have driven violators to become more creative. If we can use drones with cameras to monitor forests, the coasts and the seas, so too can the enemy,” Cimatu said in his keynote address read by DENR Undersecretary for Attached Agencies and Chief of Staff Rodolfo Garcia.

    “The DENR, by itself, cannot enforce all environmental laws across our archipelago. The challenge requires a whole-of-government response, as well as the cooperation of stakeholders outside the government, from host communities and the private sector to friends abroad,” Cimatu added.

    DENR Undersecretary for Enforcement Benito Antonio De Leon said the result of the summit is “the general framework for the effective and efficient enforcement of environmental laws for the next five years.”

    “The Summit gave an overview of major developments in each of the concerned sectors. Milestones on the enforcement of blue, green, and brown laws in the last 15 years were also presented,” De Leon said.

    According to De Leon, the NELE Summit participants were also “given brief information on transnational organized crime, the roles of the Bangsamoro Government in environmental protection and enforcement, and the creation of the EPEB.”

    “These inputs were used in the identification of gaps and development of an action plan that allowed us to finally craft the 4th NELE Action Plan for the next five years,” he added.

    The NELE Summit serves as a venue for updating about the latest developments on environmental law enforcement, such as new laws and policies, implementing guidelines, programs, and tools.

    It also highlights the technology conceptualized, developed, and implemented by member agencies, and reporting by the member agencies of accomplishments and other activities implemented.

    The summits have also been the venue for ensuring continuous coordination and cooperation among the environmental law enforcement agencies and giving recognition to partner agencies and institutions, as well as individuals. (DENR)

  • President Duterte opens Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge

    President Duterte opens Estrella-Pantaleon Bridge

    President Rodrigo Roa Duterte inaugurated on Thursday, July 29, 2021 the Estrella – Pantaleon Bridge, a modern bridge that will connect the cities of Mandaluyong and Makati within five (5) minutes.

    The President was joined by Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian, Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Mark A. Villar, Senator Christopher Lawrence Bong Go, and Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea in the symbolic unveiling of bridge marker at Rockwell, Makati City.

    The event was also attended by Transportation Secretary Arthur Tugade, Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez, MMDA Chairman Benhur Abalos, DPWH Undersecretary Emil K. Sadain, and Mandaluyong City Mayor Carmelita Abalos.

    Built at a cost of P1.46 Billion, the Estrella – Pantaleon Bridge Project is one of the two (2) bridges funded by a grant of the People’s Republic of China — the other one is Binondo-Intramuros Bridge in Manila expected to be finished at the end of the year.

    The President expressed his appreciation to the Chinese government’s generosity in funding the construction of this new bridge that has not only improved mobility and connectivity but also enhanced the resilience against natural disasters.

    Secretary Villar said that this modern bridge across Pasig River is expected to accommodate about 50,000 vehicles daily and is among the projects under the Metro Manila Logistics Improvement Network to address traffic congestion including that of EDSA.

    Construction of 506.46 meters bridge began on January 2019 under the implementation of DPWH Unified Project Management Office (UPMO) Operations headed by Undersecretary

    Sadain, who together with Secretary Villar were at the forefront of ensuring the quality completion despite the challenges of this project under the Build Build Build program.

    While this pandemic may slowed down and disrupted the implementation of this bridge project, the DPWH UPMO Roads Management Cluster 1 Team headed by Project Director Benjamin Bautista, former Project Director Virgilio Castillo and Project Manager Melchor Kabiling and with the contractor China Road and Bridge Corporation have worked double time, added Secretary Villar.

    This new four (4)-lane bridge with added aesthetic value of V-shaped piers is made of pre-stressed concrete rigid frame with corrugated steel webs, replacing the temporary two-lane box truss bridge dismantled in 2019.

  • AllHome pushes network expansion, opens 55th store in Batangas

    AllHome pushes network expansion, opens 55th store in Batangas

    AllHome, the Philippines’ pioneering one-stop full line home center, recently opened its milestone 55th location in Sto. Tomas, Batangas. Located along Maharlika Highway, the newest AllHome store is joined by sister brands AllDay Supermarket, Coffee Project, Bake My Day and AllDay RX as they bring the comprehensive retail experience for the first-class urban city of Sto. T omas.

    With the opening of this location, AllHome’s store network now stands at 55 stores nationwide, with 41 stores in Mega Manila, seven (7) in Luzon outside Mega Manila, three (3) in Visayas, and four (4) in Mindanao.

    AllHome Chairman Manny B. Villar, Jr. stated, “As the country’s vaccine efforts are now in full swing, we are optimistic, even more so as we see more concrete milestones leading towards containing and hopefully ending the pandemic. As the economy continues to open up, we fully intend to further grow our presence beyond Metro Manila. We are proud to mark the opening of our 55th store, and the continuing mission to bring AllHome’s complete, elevated home-shopping experience to even more Filipinos.”

    “We are proud to continue our push to bring the AllHome brand to more Filipinos across the country. Sto. Tomas is first-class urban city, and we are sure that as the country’s pioneering full- line home center, our range of products, services and exceptional shopping experience will delight and engage the community. Our newest shoppers will learn firsthand about AllHome’s commitment to providing premium and affordably priced choices as well as unique value-added services when it comes to building and furnishing homes,” said AllHome Vice-Chairman Camille Villar.

    AllHome has established itself as a builders haven, providing a reliable resource for contractors, architects, interior designers, and homeowners. From building a home, renovating one, or starting a DIY home improvement project, AllHome offers building and design professionals a comprehensive selection of unique, stylish, and competitively-priced items.

    AllHome’s unique shopping experience is characterized by modern home depot style interiors, high ceilings and an expansive racking for its construction supply area to highlight each stores’ extensive product offering. This allows any and all customers a clear and pleasing view of each stores’ wide range of brands, styles and design inspirations.

    The AllHome shopping experience is also an efficient one, as each AllHome store features seven categories—hardware, construction, tiles and sanitary wares, furniture, appliances, linens, and homewares. With everything a home shopper needs under one roof, every trip is efficient and satisfying. For the discerning and practical buyers, AllHome also features AllHome Exclusives— in-house brands that offer high quality, durable, imported products at reasonable prices.

    Customers near and around the Sto. Tomas area can also enjoy the AllHome experience, online. With the opening of the Sto. Tomas branch also comes the expansion of service area as well as faster delivery times from AllHome’s very own e-commerce platform.

  • Greenergy inks lead generation services deal with Dito

    Greenergy inks lead generation services deal with Dito

    Greenergy Holdings Incorporated executed Friday a Memorandum of Agreement with Dito Telecommunity Corporation whereby the Company shall render commission-based lead generation services to DITO to lead the public to DITO-related programs and services through offline or online/digital means using its own system or the system of any of its third-party affiliates.

    The Company and DITO will also collaborate in other areas through co-marketing efforts to support the expansion of DITO’s client base and at the same time promote the Company’s digital initiatives. The MOA shall have a term of one (1) year, renewable upon the agreement of the parties.

    This collaboration between the Company and DITO will pave the way for the conversion of the Company’s existing clients, partners, and affiliates to become DITO mobile subscribers, and will expand the Company’s vision to build a digital ecosystem for the agricultural sector under vision #GREEN2030.

    DITO is a licensed telecommunications company with the necessary franchise, equipment, and capability to operate a mobile telecommunication network and offer products and services to the public such as postpaid and prepaid mobile plans and co-branded handsets and other merchandise.

  • Tata Communications IZO Financial Cloud: A purpose-built community cloud for banking, financial and fintech enterprises discussed with tech leaders

    Today, an established technology such as the cloud is driving global corporate development and expansion. To stay competitive, organisations are investing in both private and numerous public cloud systems.

    Speaking at the Big BFSI Future Tech Show – India, Sridhar S, Vice President, Managed Services – Cloud, Hosting & Security, Tata Communications Ltd discussed the current landscape of the Indian BFSI sector and how it has got accentuated in this current pandemic situation. He also spoke about the change in way of doing business in the new normal in the BFSI industry, and technology that the banks should implement to create a robust core for the business. In his insightful session, he introduced the audience to the TATA Communications secured platform to host BFSI workloads known as IZO Financial Cloud.

    In his tech talk, he stated, “AI, ML is being very easily used these days, but the impact that it can create with the newer technology utilization in customer management is immense. It is going to make customer understanding a lot better and it is going to enable banking companies to provide far more focused service to customers. A very well-orchestrated open banking platform which is API-driven is an extremely important enabler for the future of banking operations.”

    Rajesh Awasthi, Global Head of Cloud and MHS at Tata Communications was part of a panel on the topic ‘Cloud Banking: Cloud & Data Centers Take Center Stage’ where the panellist discussed the best cloud deployment model for BFSI in terms of Public or Hybrid or Multi-Cloud, the challenges faced when moving into the cloud and the future off data centres and cloud and much more.

    The panellists who joined him in the session included Shiju Rawther – Chief Information & Technology Officer, CARE Ratings Limited; Kirti Patil – Joint President & CTO, Kotak Mahindra Life Insurance Co. Ltd.; Amit Saxena – Global Dy. CTO, SBI; Dr Suresh A Shan – Head, Innovation & Future Technologies Business Information Technology Solutions (BITS), Mahindra & Mahindra Financial Services Limited and Murari Sridharan – CTO, Bankbazaar.

    “Tata Communication’s ability to implement Hybrid and Multi-cloud solutions, underpinned by their global network infrastructure and guarded by their security solutions, enables them to provide companies with a seamless Cloud transition path,” stated Mithun Shetty, CEO, Trescon.

    The show was hosted on the virtual events platform Vmeets to help participants network and conduct business in an interactive and immersive virtual environment. Participants could also engage with speakers in Q&A sessions and network with solution providers in virtual exhibition booths, private consultation rooms and private networking rooms.

    About IZO Financial Cloud.

    IZO Financial Cloud is a secure and scalable managed community cloud. It’s purpose-built with BFSI institutions in mind and designed to support the evolution of next-generation banking services – all from a foundation that’s absolutely resilient and conformant. Founded on a high-performing, private cloud platform, IZO Financial Cloud ensures business continuity and the smooth transition of legacy workloads, as well as supporting the easy development and fast deployment of new technologies and app modernisation. It offers all-round assurance, embedded security and visibility across your entire estate via integrated and unified controls, making it easy to stay compliant.

    About TATA Communications Limited

    Tata Communications Limited is a digital ecosystem enabler that powers today’s fast-growing digital economy. With its solutions-orientated approach, proven managed service capabilities and cutting-edge infrastructure, Tata Communications Limited drives the next level of intelligence powered by cloud, mobility, Internet of Things (IoT), collaboration, security and network services.

    Tata Communications Limited is committed to enabling Industry leaders in this New World of Communications, with our unique promise of delivering secure connected digital experiences.

    About Big BFSI Future Tech Show

    Big BFSI Future Tech Show is a thought-leadership-driven, business-focused initiative that provides a platform for tech leaders who are looking to explore and adopt new-age future-tech within their organization.

    The show is virtually hosting tech leaders from across India, who will meet, network, learn and engage with some of the world’s renowned technology thought-leaders, subject matter experts and technology innovators in a constructive, open-dialogue environment to find solutions for issues hindering their operations and services.

    For further details, please contact:
    Monith M Shetty
    Corporate Communication Executive
    marketing@tresconglobal.com

  • Top Tech Leaders to Convene to Drive the Adoption of AI in Malaysia

    The potential of AI is far from being fully exploited thus making now the best time for Malaysia to sprint to the front of the race. With the special focus on the Malaysian market, the 26th edition of World AI Show — Malaysia is set to take place virtually on 23 July 2021.

    The show will feature eye-opening keynotes, workshops, use-case presentations, product exhibitions, panel discussions and tech talks to find solutions for issues and trends within the AI space.

    Growth of AI in Malaysia.

    Malaysia’s digital economy is expected to contribute 20 per cent to its GDP this year. E-commerce, in particular, is expected to exceed RM110 billion, making up nearly 40 per cent of Malaysia’s digital economy.

    According to digitalnews.com 45 per cent of organizations in Malaysia have plans to adopt AI within two years, the 2nd highest among Asia/Pacific countries.

    According to capco.com, 82 per cent of businesses in Malaysia prioritize skilling and reskilling of workers in the future. They plan to invest as much, or even more, in human capital as in new technology. according to capco.com

    The event will focus on topics such as AI-driven innovation in the new normal; the road to efficient deployment of AI; human and machine interface to detect cyber threats and risks; how data virtualization accelerates ML and AI projects; AI framework and technological infrastructure strategies for the Malaysian and APAC Government authorities; powering data with AI and much more.

    The show will feature a groundbreaking collaboration of experts such as:
    – Shaun McGirr – AI Evangelist, Dataiku
    – Alex Hoehl – Senior Director, Partner Channel Sales & Business Development, APAC, Denodo
    – Sigrit Siht – Director of Data Policy, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, Estonia
    – Asif M Iqbal – Head of Advanced Analytics, Digi Telecommunication
    – Gerard K M Lim – CEO, Agroz Group
    – Dr Hazlina Selamat – Associate Professor, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM)
    – Balaji Rajamani – Enterprise Architect – Data Management and Analytics, Tetra Pak
    – Datuk Dr Kuljit Singh – President, Association Private Hospitals Malaysia (APHM)
    – Steven Wong Weng Leong – Chief Digital & Global Banking Strategist, China Construction Bank
    – Alan Cheah – Country GM, Carsome Certified
    – Karun Azhisur – CIO Gas Power Asia, GE India; to name a few.

    “We frequently discuss emerging technologies and their implications for society. But, in terms of its impact on society and technology, we have never seen a technology evolve as quickly as AI. In today’s world, the playing field is poised to become a lot more competitive. Businesses that do not use AI and data to aid innovation will be at a significant disadvantage. The 26th edition of World AI Show is designed to address these issues and pave the way to move ahead,” stated Mithun Shetty – CEO, Trescon.

    The show will be hosted on the virtual events platform Vmeets to help participants network and conduct business in an interactive and immersive virtual environment. Participants can also engage with the speakers during Q&A sessions and network with solution providers/sponsors at their virtual exhibition booths, private consultation rooms and meeting tables.

    World AI Show – Malaysia is officially sponsored by Platinum Sponsor – Dataiku, Gold Sponsor – Denodo. To get your complimentary passes, visit – WAIS_Malaysia

    About World AI Show – Malaysia

    World AI Show is a thought-leadership-driven, business-focused, global series of events taking place in strategic locations across the world.

    It connects top AI experts, enterprises, government representatives, data scientists, technology leaders, startups, investors, researchers, academicians, and global AI innovators – to discuss the impact of AI on commercial applications and the revolutionary ways it can transform businesses and government functions.

    For further details, please contact:
    Monith M Shetty
    Corporate Communication Executive
    marketing@tresconglobal.com